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Cave (Site of)

Man-made underground passage

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Cave (Site of) is a man-made underground passage in Cooperhill, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the north-west quadrant of a rath and measures ten metres north-west to south-east and seven metres north-east to south-west. The passage extends from the base of the inner bank into the rath interior, where visible stones suggest stone-lined sides but no lintels remain evident.
In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL027-118001-). A linear depression (10m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW) extends from the base of the inner bank into the interior of the rath. Some stones visible suggest that the sides may have been stone-lined but no lintels are evident. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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